2018 Tour de Ridges, Canberra

Tour de Ridges
Mawson sports fields
Beasley St
Mawson ACT
Sunday 16 December 2018

 

2018 Tour de Ridges newsletter

Note: Entries have closed. No on the day entries accepted.

 

Canberra’s annual Tour de Ridges 21.2km, 15.3km and 10.6 km trail runs and 15.3km and 10.6 km walks are coming up this Sunday, 16 December 2018.

 

1.   Start/finish at the Mawson sports fields off Beasley St, Mawson. Start times are:

6.30am 21.2 km run and 15.3 km walk.   
7.15am 15.3 km run.
7.45am 10.6 km out and back run and walk.
Compulsory pre-race briefing 10 minutes before each start.

 

Please arrive AT LEAST 35 MINUTES before your start time. On arrival for the 21k run and 15k walk drive to the far end of the car park off Beasley St and park close together as we have 230 entries and the carpark will fill up.

 

2.   We are very pleased to have Martin Fryer providing FlyerUltra Timing. You will have timing chip race bibs and your results will go live to the internet.

Race number bib pick up

On race morning you will need to report in on arriving and collect your chest number. Your race number is listed in the start list at the end of this newsletter.

At registration there will be a list of starters for each event in alphabetic order on a board. Find your name and look up your bib number. Go to the next table and collect your bib.

Bib Mounting Instructions

Bibs for chip timing must be mounted on the front of the torso only, oriented correctly(landscape), and pinned securely. Bibs should not be covered by packs or belts and should be clearly visible at the finish for manual backup and confirmation of electronic chip reads. 

Stay away from the timing mats during your pre-race warm up!

Start Protocol

A briefing will be given10 minutes before each event is due to start. The start line will be defined by 2 cones placed approximately 20m before the start confirmation/finish timing mat. Please ensure after starting that you cross the 4m wide timing mat so that we have a start confirmation for you. 

Finish Protocol

After crossing the timing mat at the finish please do not stop but continue walking another 30m or so through to the Finish Table where you should take off your bib, scan it at the computer there to display your result, and then place the bib in the lucky draw box. There will be helpers available for marshalling you to the finish table and to help you with the result check and also marking your name off the starting list.

Please do not forget to take your bib off. You are welcome to cheer others on at the finish as long as you are not wearing or carrying a bib near the mats.

Live Results

Live results will be available on any device with Web access (smartphone, tablet, PC) via the following link which will be placed on AMRA website: https://my6.raceresult.com/113868/results?lang=en 

Your finish time recorded will be the gun time- ie time when you crossed the finish mat minus the start time at the start cones. 

Online Finisher’s Certificate

When you access the Web result if you click on your name in any Results List a pop up box with a downloadable/printable Finisher’s Certificate will be available for you.

3.      Maps

Maps of the 3 courses are on the Australian Mountain Running Association website in the Event Management portal at http://www.mountainrunning.coolrunning.com.au/modules/EventManagement/2013%20Tour%20de%20Ridge%20courses.pdf

 

At Drink Station 2 in Isaacs Ridge reserve, 15.3k participants turn left and start heading back via an underpass under Yamba Drive while 21.2k runners do a large figure 8 circuit in Isaacs ridge reserve before heading back.

The 10.6k course is a simple out and back run on the fire trail behind Farrer and Isaacs to Drink Station 3 in Isaacs Ridge reserve. This is the route of the final 5.3kms of the 21.2k course.

 

4. Weather

The weather forecast for Sunday morning is for a sunny 15 to 28 degrees (expected to be about 25 degrees at 10am), with only a 10% chance of a light shower. http://www.bom.gov.au/act/forecasts/canberra.shtml Please check forecast updates later in the week. 

5. Drink stations are self serve with no cups

Fun run cups take 50 years to decompose in landfill. So we are doing what many other trail runs have done elsewhere in Australia and overseas and not using these. So if you are doing the half marathon or 15.5km, please wear a hydration vest, or Camelback, or carry a plastic water bottle, and top up at the drink stations which will have water and sports drink containers with taps. If you are doing the 10.6km run or walk, then carrying a water bottle should be fine if you will need a drink along the way.
Please drink the water and don’t pour it over your head as it may run out. Douse your head in water before the start. You will be running in Canberra nature park. Please leave any rubbish such as Gel wrappers in the rubbish bin at each drink station.

 

6. Parking and toilets

There is plenty of car parking adjacent to the start/finish at the sports fields. There are toilets in the toilet block on your right as you drive in. However, arrive in plenty of time to avoid a long toilet queue just before the start, to get your race bib and to be at the start line 10 minutes before the start for a briefing. There are 233 competitors and limited public toilets (2 toilets in the ladies loo, and a single toilet and urinal in the men’s loo). There are also public toilets outside Woolworths at the Mawson shopping centre only 400m away.

7. Presentations

Will be held at about 9am for the 10k and 9.50am then again at 10.30am for the 15k and 21k participants. There will be prizes for the first 3 male and female place getters in each of the running races, and lots of barrel draw prizes with a Christmas theme. You must be present to win and placegetters will not be eligible for a barrel draw prize. At the finish there will be breakfast bars, drinks, and other things to eat.

 

8. Shoes and hazards

A couple of sections of the course (off Farrer hill and Wanniassa Hills ridge) have steep downhills on rough or loose surfaces. After all the rain this week, some sections of the trails are likely to be quite muddy and slippery. Please take particular care on these; above all ensure you are wearing trail running shoes or other running with good grip.

 

9. Wildlife

A. There is a very slight chance of seeing a snake from mid-morning onwards as the day gets warmer. If you see one on the trail, stop and let it slither off into the grass.
Please read the section on first aid for snake bite in the following: http://www.anaes.med.usyd.edu.au/venom/snakebite.html In summary, if bitten, stop still, firmly bandage the affected area (use your running singlet) and get the next runner on the course to seek urgent assistance for you.

B. There are many kangaroos in the reserves. Rangers are concerned that runners may disturb the kangaroos and lead to them hopping on to road ways and causing traffic accidents and fatalities to the roos themselves. Please minimise disturbance to the kangaroos.

10. Bring your own post race water bottle
Soft drink and sports drink will be provided at the finish. It would be appreciated if you can bring your own water bottles as the organisers trailer cannot hold the weight of several water containers in addition to all of the other gear.

11. Capital Podiatry providing injury treatment at the event
A team from Capital Podiatry will be attending the event. Info on what Capital Podiatry does is as follows.

At Capital Podiatry, we specialise in treating foot and leg pain, including the problems runners experience when training or competing. We’re hands-on – our treatment options include mobilising your joints, releasing muscle restrictions and trigger points, checking the fascia under your feet, recording and analysing how you walk or run, reviewing your footwear and prescribing remedial stretch, strength and balance exercises. We have the most sophisticated gait analysis system in Canberra, so we can perform an in-depth analysis of your running style.

We’ll be at your event with our treatment bench, so we’ll be available to treat any pre- or post-running issues.

Our mission is to help runners get back to doing what they love best.

 If you’re suffering from painful legs or feet, come and see us at Capital Podiatry, we’re at Homeworld in Tuggeranong, at the corner of Reed St North and Anketell Street www.capitalpodiatry.com.au 6293 3300.

 

12. Have a good time

The Tour de Mountain was first held 19 years ago as a scenic, social pre-Christmas trail run. Usually there are some finishers each year who comment that it is one of the best runs they have ever done. So please enjoy yourself.

The course changed a few years ago from a start/finish at Mawson shops when the shopping centre and the roads became too busy. However, the shopping centre, with several coffee shops, is close by if you want to get together with friends post run.

 

 

 

 

John Harding
Race Director
Australian Mountain Running Association

 

Event

Race No.

First Name

Last Name

Age

Gender

21.2 km run

2

Kelvin

Peh

20

Male

21.2 km run

3

Najeeb

Rafee

21

Male

21.2 km run

4

Jonathan

Fearn

23

Male

21.2 km run

5

Alex

Mesher

26

Male

21.2 km run

6

Thomas

Banks

26

Male

21.2 km run

7

Siqi

Wu

27

Male

21.2 km run

8

Lachlan

Pearce

28

Male

21.2 km run

9

John

Izzard

28

Male

21.2 km run

10

Jerry

Markovic

29

Male

21.2 km run

11

Callum

Moggach

29

Male

21.2 km run

12

Ray Mun

Koo

30

Male

21.2 km run

13

Jamie

Morris

30

Male

21.2 km run

14

Steve

Doughty

31

Male

21.2 km run

15

Richard

Dunley

31

Male

21.2 km run

16

Chris

Allison

32

Male

21.2 km run

17

Tristan

Webber

32

Male

21.2 km run

18

Ben

Alexander

34

Male

21.2 km run

19

Steven

Rowe

35

Male

21.2 km run

20

Sam

Burridge

35

Male

21.2 km run

21

Adam

Maiden

35

Male

21.2 km run

23

Ryan

Ruddick

36

Male

21.2 km run

24

Andrew

Britton

37

Male

21.2 km run

25

David

Rowe

37

Male

21.2 km run

26

Matthew

Crane

37

Male

21.2 km run

27

Chris

Jones

38

Male

21.2 km run

28

Tom

Wilson

38

Male

21.2 km run

29

James

Minto

38

Male

21.2 km run

30

Lewis

Mclean

41

Male

21.2 km run

31

Simon

Frowd

41

Male

21.2 km run

32

Rajeev

Bajania

41

Male

21.2 km run

34

Cameron

Kuziemko

41

Male

21.2 km run

35

Jason

Croft

41

Male

21.2 km run

36

Brad

Malone

42

Male

21.2 km run

37

Christopher

Bowler

42

Male

21.2 km run

38

Dave

Matthews

43

Male

21.2 km run

39

Luke

Barrett

43

Male

21.2 km run

40

Denis

French

44

Male

21.2 km run

41

Sandeep

Chandra

45

Male

21.2 km run

42

Giles

Lamb

45

Male

21.2 km run

43

Stefaan

De Brauwer

45

Male

21.2 km run

44

Robert

Joford

45

Male

21.2 km run

45

Ken

Mansell

46

Male

21.2 km run

46

Jason

Mccrae

46

Male

21.2 km run

47

Mike

Matthews

46

Male

21.2 km run

48

Ken

Mansell

46

Male

21.2 km run

49

Stuart

Whitten

48

Male

21.2 km run

50

David

Unger

48

Male

21.2 km run

51

Scott

Lockhart

49

Male

21.2 km run

52

Michael

Manfield

51

Male

21.2 km run

53

Stephen

Graham

54

Male

21.2 km run

54

Craig

Wurtz

54

Male

21.2 km run

55

Jeff

Grey

54

Male

21.2 km run

56

Chris

Gammon

58

Male

21.2 km run

57

Nick

Mesher

58

Male

21.2 km run

58

Michael

Sullivan

61

Male

21.2 km run

59

David

Von Senden

62

Male

21.2 km run

61

Laurie

Irvine

63

Male

21.2 km run

62

David

Ault

63

Male

21.2 km run

63

Kevin

Rowe

64

Male

21.2 km run

64

Rod

Harrod

66

Male

21.2 km run

65

Jessica

Ronan

19

Female

21.2 km run

66

Emily

Lodge

20

Female

21.2 km run

67

Ashleigh

Van De Meulengraaf

21

Female

21.2 km run

68

Erin

Slater

27

Female

21.2 km run

70

Branka

Gajic

28

Female

21.2 km run

71

Gwen

Mccormack

30

Female

21.2 km run

72

Tamara

Box

32

Female

21.2 km run

74

Helen

Morewood

34

Female

21.2 km run

75

Jasmin

Kientzel

36

Female

21.2 km run

76

Rebecca

Minty

37

Female

21.2 km run

77

Candy

Potter

38

Female

21.2 km run

78

Kerren

Crosthwaite

39

Female

21.2 km run

79

Belinda

Harding

40

Female

21.2 km run

80

Bianca

Mauch

40

Female

21.2 km run

81

Marlo

Perry

40

Female

21.2 km run

82

Katrina

Anderson

41

Female

21.2 km run

83

Reiko

Take

42

Female

21.2 km run

85

Leeanne

Wear

42

Female

21.2 km run

86

Shay

Simpson

42

Female

21.2 km run

87

Bron

Sparkes

42

Female

21.2 km run

88

Laura

Marshall

42

Female

21.2 km run

89

Alena

Scurrah

42

Female

21.2 km run

90

Alison

Senti

44

Female

21.2 km run

92

Gemma

Wilson

44

Female

21.2 km run

93

Ann-Maree

Catanzariti

44

Female

21.2 km run

94

Jackie

Poyser

44

Female

21.2 km run

95

Marnie

Shaw

44

Female

21.2 km run

96

Leah

Bowman

45

Female

21.2 km run

97

Julie

Mcgregor

47

Female

21.2 km run

98

Megan

Mcintyre

48

Female

21.2 km run

99

Grace

Owen

48

Female

21.2 km run

100

Beth

Bowen

48

Female

21.2 km run

101

Lil

Broomby

49

Female

21.2 km run

102

Suzanne

Wirken

49

Female

21.2 km run

103

Annie

Schofield

49

Female

21.2 km run

104

Tracie

Scarlett-Arundell

50

Female

21.2 km run

105

Elle

Knight

50

Female

21.2 km run

106

Catherine

Potter

51

Female

21.2 km run

107

Anita

Scherrer

51

Female

21.2 km run

108

Kerron

Clare

51

Female

21.2 km run

109

Sarah

Rainbow

52

Female

21.2 km run

110

Jacki

Hagger

52

Female

21.2 km run

111

Caroline

Werner

53

Female

21.2 km run

112

Alida

Cross

54

Female

21.2 km run

113

Sharon

Humphreys

55

Female

21.2 km run

114

Kerri

Vaughan

57

Female

21.2 km run

115

Jennifer

Sullivan

58

Female

21.2 km run

116

Susan

Archer

70

Female

15.3 km walk

117

Andrew

Walker

45

Male

15.3 km walk

118

Tim

Craig

56

Male

15.3 km walk

119

John

Kennedy

68

Male

15.3 km walk

120

Margot

Tredoux

49

Female

15.3 km walk

121

Margaret

Harrod

62

Female

15.3 km walk

122

Karen

Hunter

63

Female

15.3 km run

123

Jarod

Potter

17

Male

15.3 km run

124

Will

Brady

30

Male

15.3 km run

125

Tim

Caboche

31

Male

15.3 km run

126

Benoit

Carbonneau

39

Male

15.3 km run

127

Francois

Boutaud

40

Male

15.3 km run

128

Scott

Imhoff

40

Male

15.3 km run

129

Wayne

Alford

46

Male

15.3 km run

130

Aston

Duncan

46

Male

15.3 km run

131

David

Trabinger

47

Male

15.3 km run

132

Marcus

Markovic

48

Male

15.3 km run

133

Jeff

Martin

49

Male

15.3 km run

134

Rob

Wear

51

Male

15.3 km run

135

Hugh

Jorgensen

53

Male

15.3 km run

136

Sandy

Lolicato

56

Male

15.3 km run

137

Peter

Brown

57

Male

15.3 km run

138

Rod

Wilkins

57

Male

15.3 km run

139

Richard

Marson

58

Male

15.3 km run

140

David

Clarke

60

Male

15.3 km run

141

Ewen

Thompson

61

Male

15.3 km run

142

Peter

Clarke

68

Male

15.3 km run

143

Denis

Reid

70

Male

15.3 km run

144

Hugh

Moore

70

Male

15.3 km run

145

Ray

Tolley

74

Male

15.3 km run

146

Gina

Zheng

22

Female

15.3 km run

147

Alexandra

Sullivan

24

Female

15.3 km run

148

Allie

Corripio

30

Female

15.3 km run

149

Catherine

Fellows

30

Female

15.3 km run

150

Monica

Armstrong

30

Female

15.3 km run

151

Catherine

Wright

35

Female

15.3 km run

152

Louise

Roberts

35

Female

15.3 km run

153

Sarah

Wasson

35

Female

15.3 km run

154

Kat

Harris

36

Female

15.3 km run

155

Agnes

Liu

36

Female

15.3 km run

156

Amanda

Kennedy

37

Female

15.3 km run

157

Kelly

Finn

37

Female

15.3 km run

159

Katie

Shields

38

Female

15.3 km run

160

Lesley

Steel

38

Female

15.3 km run

161

Shannon

Schuster

38

Female

15.3 km run

162

Monique

Brule

39

Female

15.3 km run

163

Kanokthip

Wacharalekagool

39

Female

15.3 km run

164

Adele

Moncur

40

Female

15.3 km run

165

Belinda

Ryan

40

Female

15.3 km run

166

Mel

Sykes-Bridge

40

Female

15.3 km run

168

Ulrike

Schumann

40

Female

15.3 km run

169

Michelle

Res

41

Female

15.3 km run

170

Jaime

Shields

42

Female

15.3 km run

171

Emily

Canning

42

Female

15.3 km run

172

Lilly

Arndt

42

Female

15.3 km run

173

Rose

Young

42

Female

15.3 km run

174

Megan

Quinn

42

Female

15.3 km run

175

Jen

Bright

43

Female

15.3 km run

176

Bridget

Quayle

44

Female

15.3 km run

177

Amanda

Bolt

44

Female

15.3 km run

178

Ngaire

Schumacher

44

Female

15.3 km run

179

Rebecca

Dodd

45

Female

15.3 km run

180

Rachel

Stewart-Allan

47

Female

15.3 km run

181

Jodi

Coppin

47

Female

15.3 km run

182

Kylie

Wood

47

Female

15.3 km run

183

Emma

Thomas

48

Female

15.3 km run

184

Jenni

Schofield

48

Female

15.3 km run

186

Melissa

Mcclusky

48

Female

15.3 km run

187

Katherine

Sheppard

48

Female

15.3 km run

188

Alison

Hale

48

Female

15.3 km run

189

Bron

Adams

48

Female

15.3 km run

190

Susie

Barratt

48

Female

15.3 km run

191

Sandra

Mcmullen

53

Female

15.3 km run

192

Alison

Schmidtchen

53

Female

15.3 km run

193

Mhairi

Craig

54

Female

15.3 km run

194

Nik

Christen

54

Female

15.3 km run

195

Jossie Maree

Seisun

54

Female

15.3 km run

196

Gabrielle

Brown

55

Female

15.3 km run

197

Barbara

Mckay

56

Female

15.3 km run

198

Andina

Faragher

58

Female

15.3 km run

199

Elizabeth

Simpson

59

Female

15.3 km run

200

Diana

Schneider

72

Female

10.6 km walk

201

Michael

Burt

60

Male

10.6 km walk

202

Bernie

Rogers

76

Male

10.6 km run

203

Matthew

Lockhart

13

Male

10.6 km run

205

Ciaran

Sullivan

20

Male

10.6 km run

206

Matt

Zeitlhofer

24

Male

10.6 km run

207

Alex

Patterson

25

Male

10.6 km run

208

Matt

Brown

27

Male

10.6 km run

209

Matthew

Wagner

28

Male

10.6 km run

210

Jacob

Grooby

32

Male

10.6 km run

211

Tom

Sharp

35

Male

10.6 km run

212

Adam

Tibballs

37

Male

10.6 km run

213

Bernard

Fitzpatrick

48

Male

10.6 km run

214

Michael

Smith

53

Male

10.6 km run

215

John

Spooner

53

Male

10.6 km run

216

Craig

Dixon

56

Male

10.6 km run

217

Peter

Daly

57

Male

10.6 km run

218

Andrew

Sullivan

58

Male

10.6 km run

219

Jonathan

Miller

59

Male

10.6 km run

220

Robin

Collins

63

Male

10.6 km run

221

Ken

Hart

66

Male

10.6 km run

222

Paul

Archer

69

Male

10.6 km run

223

Jim

White

69

Male

10.6 km run

224

Eric

Wainwright

72

Male

10.6 km run

225

Annie

Gao

21

Female

10.6 km run

226

Annelies

Grogan

27

Female

10.6 km run

227

Emily

Hill

27

Female

10.6 km run

228

Natasha

Beck

30

Female

10.6 km run

229

Lisa

Krakowiak

33

Female

10.6 km run

230

Leana

Bartsch

34

Female

10.6 km run

231

Heather

Tolley

35

Female

10.6 km run

232

Tracey

Fox

37

Female

10.6 km run

233

Avril

Pounds

37

Female

10.6 km run

234

Belinda

Owen

37

Female

10.6 km run

235

Christine

May

38

Female

10.6 km run

236

Natalie

Borland

41

Female

10.6 km run

237

Victoria

Sutherland

44

Female

10.6 km run

238

Kaye

Solari

44

Female

10.6 km run

239

Ann-Maree

Simpson

48

Female

10.6 km run

240

Joanne

Sullivan

52

Female

10.6 km run

241

Kerri

Gisik

55

Female

10.6 km run

242

Anita

Axell

55

Female

10.6 km run

243

Angelika

Mauch

64

Female

10.6 km run

244

Renee

Hart

70

Female